(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.
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Don’t ask students to work at home, keep group work school based.
Survey groups
for how effective they are being.
Break the group work into smaller tasks or milestones.
Make sure the group work is pitched at the right level
Provide students with the option to “divorce”
a group member if they aren’t pulling their weight.
Allocate roles
Make sure that instructions for the group work are clear.
Make sure students are comfortable in their group
Teach the skills needed for group work.
Work with students to solve any problems
they are having
in their group.
Ensure there is a level of individual accountability.
Address likely issues
before they occur.
Make the task relevant to the lives of the students
Provide some structure to the task
Use technology to support group work.
Give groups tasks that are open and discovery based
Make groups of 3-4 students
Don’t be afraid to change the task or group structure if things aren’t working.
An expectation that the group product will be presented to the wider class.
